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Street address:

920 Southwest 6th Avenue

Date:

1928

View date:

1971-02-11

Identifier:

pna_07199

Item locator:

mdr08192

Rights:

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Rights holder:

University of Oregon

Source:

Gift of Wallace K. Huntington from the estate of Marion Dean Ross

Type:

Image

Format:

image/tiff

Material:

terra cotta, brick

Primaryset:

Building Oregon

Primaryset ssi:

Building Oregon

Institution:

University of Oregon

Note:

The Public Service Building was constructed to house the offices of the utilities, Portland Gas and Coke Company and the Pacific Light and Power Company, hence the building's name reflected these "public services". From 1928-1958, the Public Service Building was Portland's tallest building. The roof was originally red tile with neon letters on each side spelling GAS, POWER, HEAT, and LIGHT. The roof and signage were replaced in 1983 by a metal roof. Renovations occured in 1957, 1973, and 1999. The 1957 renovation increased the building's wings to 12 floors.